Courage Defined By Susan B. Anthony

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The courageous woman's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony What is courage? Susan B. Anthony's Early Life What did Anthony believe? Rating the will to follow through with what you believe is right and justbeing able to admit to a fear or worry and do something about itto have the audacity to work towards your goalthe dexterity to be who you are and accept it Susan Brownelle Anthony was born to Daniel Anthony and Lucy Read on February 15, 1820she had six brothers and sistersAnthony's parents were Quakers, so she was raised in a strict house without toys and a lot of enforced self-disciplineat age 6, she moved from Massachusetts to Battenville, New York where her teacher refused to teach her long division because of her gender women and men should be treated equallywomen should be allowed to votewomen should be educated the same as men and have the same opportunitiesMy Favorite Quote: "Both sexes eat, sleep, hate, love and desire alike... If they are allowed to attend picnics together, and balls, and dancing schools, and the opera, it certainly will not injure them to use chalk at the same blackboard."This speech (1856) really gave a good example/ reason as to why women should be given the same right, opportunity, and treatment as men. If they are allowed to do many public things together, why not be educated the same way, too? Although Susan B. Anthony was a great and interesting woman, I did not enjoy the book. It was written in a very complex way and was hard to understand. Also, it repeated itself a lot. However, for anyone that would like a challenge and more knowledge about Susan, read: "Failure is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words" by: Lynn Sherr In order to know how Anthony was courageous, first you must understand the basic meaning of courage. How did Anthony show courage? Susan worked hard toward getting what she believed was right - women's suffrageshe stood up for women and wasn't afraid to speak out her opinionsshe died (March 13, 1906) trying hard for what she and other women wanted-equalityin 1920, the 19th amendment was made, granting women voting/suffrage rights